Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha is not motivated.

"Crackling! Crackling!"

On the streets of Konoha, bursts of ear-piercing electrical noises drew the attention of passersby.

But when they saw the source of the sound, they all rolled their eyes, turned around and left, showing no interest whatsoever in watching.
"Tsk, is this really not meant for me?"

The lightning in his hand gradually dissipated. Uchiha Gin looked at the training dummy, who remained unharmed despite his electric shocks, and pouted slightly in dissatisfaction.
On his way back from Nanhechuan, he used every method imaginable—fire, water, wind, earth—he explored them all.
Even when he finally unleashed his most powerful technique, Chidori Stream, he received not a single response from the dummy; the experience points displayed remained at 2/99999.

Could this be a tool to help level up alt accounts?
Clutching the training dummy's green hat, which was etched with mockery, and lifting it up, Uchiha Gin, weary and disillusioned, couldn't help but feel somewhat discouraged.

After eating steel for so many years, I finally managed to get an interesting item, but I can't even use it. Is there any justice in this damn system?
Just as Uchiha Gin was shaking his head and sighing, a figure carrying a vegetable basket in the distance pinpointed his location and immediately rushed over in three strides.
"Curly-haired baboon!"

"Yo~"

With a somewhat sour expression, Uchiha Gin greeted Senju Itama listlessly, his face drooping.
"It's almost lunchtime, why are you still wandering around here?"

Senju Itama was already used to Uchiha Gin's attitude and didn't feel offended. Instead, he asked in confusion why Gin hadn't gone home yet.

"Oh, is it already so late?"

Engrossed in his figurines, Uchiha Gin belatedly looked up, gazing at the half-sun that had already disappeared behind the western mountains, a look of sudden realization on his face.
"Why are you only now coming out to buy groceries? Did you oversleep again this afternoon?"

Gin Uchiha glanced down at the shopping basket slung over Senju Itama's shoulder, then decided to turn the tables and remain silent about how he had spent the whole day fooling around outside.

"We have guests at home, so I've come out to get some more dishes."

guest?

Uchiha Gin was taken aback. It wasn't a holiday, so who would come to his house as a guest?
"It's Tsukihime."

Is my sister-in-law here?
"Hey~ why add any more dishes? Just go to Hualai and buy her two pounds of fries."

Upon hearing that it was Princess Tsukihime Otsutsuki who had arrived, Gin Uchiha immediately waved his hand and told Itama Senju not to bother with adding more dishes, and to just buy what was already prepared.

Do you think I couldn't have thought of that?

Senju Itama rolled her eyes dramatically, her pretty face full of resentment.
"When I went to buy them, the clerk told me they were sold out."

Uh... How come such a big store is out of fries?
"So you didn't let them blow up some more?"

Making French fries isn't a technical skill; you just throw them in, toss them around a couple of times, and you're done.

"They said the oil in the pan was fried."

"."

"Therefore, it is better to rely on yourself than on others."

Looking at Uchiha Gin who had suddenly fallen silent with a puzzled expression, Senju Itama shook his head and showed him the basket in his hand.
Inside was a pile of bright yellow potatoes.

"You have a heart."

Uchiha Gin nodded with a puzzled look. When it came to interpersonal skills, Senju Itama was truly impeccable.

"Huh? What are you holding in your hand?"

The two, who had met by chance, went home together. On the way, Senju Itama inadvertently glanced at the mannequin figure Uchiha Gin was carrying, his eyes filled with curiosity.

"A little gadget I recently tinkered with."

Without offering further explanation, Uchiha Gin casually handed the training dummy to Senju Itama, who was standing nearby.

"This little thing is quite unique!"

Senju Itama frowned as he examined the dummy for a long time, unable to figure it out.
For some reason, she always felt that this thing looked rather irritating.

"Do you think so too?"

Uchiha Gin nodded thoughtfully, then, looking at Senju Itama whose face was filled with conflict, he changed the subject.
“You haven’t had any problems with your cultivation lately. I happen to have some free time recently, so I can give you some guidance.”

"what?"

The sudden show of concern caught Senju Itama off guard. After a brief moment of surprise, she warily took a few steps back from Uchiha Gin.
"I have no money!"

This curly-haired baboon must have lost everything playing pachinko, and now he's eyeing her secret stash of money.

As for that annoying dummy, it was probably just a pitiful gift from the pinball store.

"No charge."

Uchiha Gin stepped forward and added in a serious tone,
"Free things are always the most expensive! Don't even think about tricking me out of my husband's savings!"

The two chatted back and forth for a while, and soon returned home.
"Tsukihime, Sasipuri~"

As soon as he entered, Uchiha Gin spotted the Byakugan-wielding girl sitting on the sofa, chatting happily with Uchiha Hikari. He immediately smiled and raised his hand to greet her.

"Ah."

Seeing Uchiha Gin smile at her, Tsukihime's face tightened. Suppressing the inexplicable emotions in her heart, she coldly nodded in response.
"Ah Yin, you're back early today!"

Uchiha Hikaru winked at Uchiha Gin with a mocking look in his eyes, his gaze carrying a hidden meaning.
"Unfortunately, the guest you wanted to see didn't come."

Entering the living room and looking around, Uchiha Gin's face showed a hint of disappointment.
"Biluo didn't come?"

As if sensing the disappointment in Uchiha Gin's eyes, Tsukihime, who was sitting upright, narrowed her eyes slightly, and her tone suddenly became somewhat stiff.

"I'm on official business this time. Sister Biluo is handling government affairs for me up there, so she can't be in two places at once."

That stinky curly-haired guy, he's eating what's in his bowl, eyeing what's in the pot, and even thinking about what's on the bed—he's shameless!

"You two chat for a while, dinner will be ready soon."

Senju Itaba, who had just entered the kitchen carrying a shopping basket, poked his head out and said...
"Please make the fries a little softer."

Tsukihime nodded politely to Senju Itama, her gentle tone a stark contrast to her earlier demeanor.

"Alright, you're the guest, so you decide."

"Are you really here on official business?"

Seeing his sister-in-law's drooling expression, Uchiha Gin suspected that she might be using a business trip as an excuse to come down and flaunt her fries.

"Don't question me."

With a cold glare at Uchiha Gin, Tsukihime slowly pulled an antique-looking wooden box from her backpack.
This wooden box is clearly a priceless antique; it's either agarwood or rosewood, and what's inside must be incredibly valuable.
"It's not a holiday or festival, why are you giving me a gift? This is too kind of you."

Uchiha Gin wore a troubled expression, but his movements were faster than anyone else's; in the blink of an eye, the wooden box was in his hands.

“But if I don’t accept it, it would seem a bit stingy.” Muttering to himself, Uchiha Gin smiled and opened the wooden box, but what lay inside made him frown.
Inside the wooden box lay a bright red pill, its frenzied chakra emanating from it almost tangible.

The moment he opened the wooden box, it was as if some kind of seal was broken. The long-dormant chakra instantly condensed into jelly-like tentacles that shot straight into the sky, threatening to tear off the ceiling above everyone's heads.
"open!"

Upon seeing this, Tsukihime's eyes immediately flashed with azure light, and flickering azure chakra emanated from her body. She raised her slender arm, and a golden pillar of light condensed and took shape.

"Bridge Bean Sacks!"

Just as Tsukihime Otsutsuki was about to blast a hole in her roof with her Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion, Gin Uchiha appeared beside her in a flash and grabbed her soft, white hand.

"you?"

"Don't panic, it can't break through."

Uchiha Gin calmly shook his head at Tsukihime, whose face was slightly flushed, but a hint of surprise flashed in his half-closed, dead-fish eyes.
My sister-in-law looks injured.
"It is..."

The blush on Yueji's face faded in the blink of an eye, and a hint of doubt appeared in her beautiful white eyes.
"You can rest assured, our family has a strategic automatic defense system against tailed beasts."

Uchiha Hikaru, standing to the side, appeared completely calm, holding his teacup without the slightest sign of panic.

"Boom!"

Before she could finish speaking, a violent roar suddenly erupted, and Yueji looked up in surprise.

The wooden roof overhead seemed to come alive, suddenly sprouting countless dark green branches that transformed into a lifelike giant hand, which grabbed the jelly-like chakra.
Refined instantly!

"Sizzle. Sizzle"

In no time, the crimson chakra was completely absorbed by the giant hand, eventually transforming into a dull pill that landed on the table in front of everyone.

"I can't guarantee how to deal with other things, but when it comes to dealing with this stuff, this house of mine is the expert."

After dealing with the rampaging chakra core, Uchiha Gin smiled and explained to Tsukihime beside him,
"Let's put aside whether you're a professional or not, could you please let go of my hand first?"

Tsukihime's cold voice rang out, and only then did Uchiha Gin reluctantly release his grip on her slender arm.

"Oh dear! I forgot!"

How petty! It was just a handshake, and you've already smeared me with all sorts of grievances that I haven't even settled with you yet!
Getting back to the main point, Uchiha Gin picked up the chakra core that had been completely drained in front of him, his brow furrowing slightly.
It was the work of that Ōtsutsuki named Jigen.
"Tsukihime, how did you get this?"

Tsukihime did not answer, but silently took out two identical wooden boxes from the backpack behind her.

"Two more?"

Uchiha Gin blinked in surprise. Didn't this mean that Tsukihime had encountered three clones of Hashirama Senju?
Upon hearing this, Yueji shook her head and gave an answer that left everyone speechless.
"No, there were seven in total, and four escaped."

"They went to the moon?"

After hearing Tsukihime's description, Uchiha Gin's slightly furrowed brows furrowed into a knot.
Aren't these clones targeting the Tailed Beast Riders? Why are they going to the moon to loot?
"According to the ancestors' instructions, their target should be something sealed inside the moon."

Tsukihime nodded and relayed everything that Otsutsuki Hamura had said.

Something?

Is it the sealed ancestor?
Or is it a demonic statue of a heretic?

Are you injured?

However, Uchiha Gin wasn't concerned with any of that right now. He simply raised his head with a serious expression, a rare seriousness appearing in his usually lazy, dead-fish eyes.
Unbeknownst to Uchiha Gin, while he was scratching his own arm, he had already touched her injured Tsukihime, and was still stubbornly refusing to admit it.

"No way! Who am I? I am the head of the Otsutsuki clan, the apex of the moon!"

Uchiha Gin didn't care about any of that; he grabbed Tsukihime's arms with a frightening force.
"What are you going to do to me??? Let me go!"

Tsukihime tried to struggle, but her small arms and legs were no match for Uchiha Gin, who possessed superhuman strength.

"Be quiet, it'll be over soon."

Uchiha Gin frowned slightly, his serious tone tinged with concern. Tsukihime looked into his eyes, which were so close to hers, and a faint blush crossed her face. She then stopped resisting.

As he said, Princess Tsukihime of the Ōtsutsuki was injured, and seriously so.

Large areas of the body's meridians have been severely damaged due to overuse. If they are not repaired in time, not only will the body's strength decline drastically, but lifespan will also be shortened.

"Don't try to be brave alone next time. Contact us immediately if you encounter any danger."

While silently repairing Tsukihime's damaged meridians, Uchiha Gin earnestly advised her...
Feeling the unfamiliar yet warm chakra entering her body, Tsukihime's face flushed even more, making her appear even more beautiful and captivating against her fair skin.
"I can handle a few androids all by myself."

Unable to look directly at Uchiha Gin, she immediately turned her face away, leaving only her rosy earlobes swaying stubbornly in the wind.
"Stop bragging. Why don't you take a good look in the mirror? Don't you know how badly you're hurt?"

Looking at the stubborn Tsukihime, Uchiha Gin couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Although the other party only briefly summarized their one-against-seven victory, Uchiha Gin, who had also faced clones, knew just how difficult this battle was.
Even with her home-field advantage and the ability to draw unlimited power from the giant Tenseigan, Tsukihime would still find herself struggling against seven Hashirama Senjus with the power of tailed beasts.
"This kind of minor injury will heal completely after a few days of rest near the Tenseigan."

"Then why did you come down here?"

"It was our ancestor who sent me down to find you."

Upon hearing this answer, Uchiha Gin nodded with a puzzled expression.

"That's it~"

It seems that Hamura Otsutsuki also knew that Tsukihime's injuries couldn't be healed by the giant Tenseigan alone; she needed him, as a descendant who possessed a portion of Yang energy, to be fully cured.

After an unknown amount of time, until the bubbling of the oil in the kitchen stopped, Uchiha Gin slowly released Tsukihime's arms. Looking at her pretty face, still glistening with sweat from the treatment, he softly spoke...

"Alright, now try circulating your chakra."

Upon opening her eyes, Yueji looked down at the faint red marks on her arms, her face slightly flushed as she nodded gently, a hint of blue appearing in her eyes.
boom!
The next second, a tangible chakra cloak suddenly solidified.

"Am I healed?"

She looked with some surprise at the chakra cloak that had solidified on her body.

It's worth noting that she hadn't even managed to conjure this outer garment when she tried to use the Golden Wheel Reincarnation Explosion.
"Very good, it seems you have fully recovered."

Looking at the radiant Tsukihime, Uchiha Gin, quite satisfied with his medical skills, nodded.

Thank you very much.

After dispelling her chakra cloak, Tsukihime tugged at her white robe, which was soaked from the treatment, and thanked her stiffly with her head bowed.
"Don't thank me yet. I always have a fixed price for treating patients. But since you're a new customer, I'll only charge you two."

Uchiha Gin waved his hand dismissively, but his eyes involuntarily drifted towards the cleavage that Tsukihime had accidentally created while pulling at her clothes. Two familiar flashes of lightning instantly brought him back to his senses.
"That's a big no-no."

The consultation fee was already prepaid by Tsukihime last time. (End of this chapter)